Quotes From "The Kingmakers Daughter" By Philippa Gregory

I feel no peace, I feel nothing. I think I will feel nothing forever. Philippa Gregory

Say yes, ’ he whispers. ‘Marry me.’ I hesitate. I open my eyes. ‘You will get my fortune, ’ I remark. ‘When I marry you, everything I have becomes yours. Just as George has everything that belongs to Isabel.’‘That’s why you can trust me to win it for you, ’ he says simply. ‘When your interests and mine are the same, you can be certain that I will care for you as for myself. You will be my own. You will find that I care for my own.’‘ You will be true to me?’‘ Loyalty is my motto. When I give my word, you can trust me. . Philippa Gregory

You are my heart. Even if you are a broken heart Philippa Gregory

I sit on the bed and kick off my shoes, and he kneels before me and takes the riding boots, holding one open for my bare foot. I hesitate; it is such an intimate gesture between a young woman and a man. His smiling upward glance tells me that he understands my hesitation but is ignoring it. I point my toe and he holds the boot, I slide my foot in and he pulls the boot over my calf. He takes the soft leather ties and fastens the boot, at my ankle, then at my calf, and then just below my knee. He looks up at me, his hand gently on my toe. I can feel the warmth of his hand through the soft leather. I imagine my toes curling in pleasure at his touch.‘ Anne, will you marry me?’ he asks simply, as he kneels before me. Philippa Gregory

She has a smile that grows slowly and then shines, like an angel’s smile. Philippa Gregory